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Wednesday, March 2, 2016

One Wish For Prius Campervan

There are a few things with a Prius that if I had would help living in it. The one on the top of my list is an option.

That option would be a sun roof, aka roof vent.

On the vandweller (cheaprvliving.com) forum there is a lot of talk about venting your campervan and if you do vent, what method is best for stealth.

I generally like it warmer than not so it needs to be really warm for me to like a roof vent. With record warm temperatures (80-90) in Phoenix this week, a roof vent would be great right about now.

Just cracking the sun roof and cracking the door windows under the rain guards will keep the interior of the vehicle a lot cooler in hot weather.

This would be a great help with the amount of ice someone goes through with an ice chest, or how well my compressor fridge works. My compressor fridge not only has to overcome the heat getting through the walls of the cooler but also has to work harder to dissipate the heat from the coils.

Cracking the roof to disapate the heat is especially helpful if you find a place in the shade. If you are in direct sun and your vehicle is a greenhouse then there is not much to help you, unless you set the Prius up as an air conditioner while you are away.

About Me

I retired from as
Fire Chief and Emergency Management Director for the Town of Westminster in
2014.Growing up I became an on-call
firefighter and continued in the Fire Department while I kept a full-time
career in high tech, eventually becoming the full-time Fire Chief in 1998, with
the downturn in the tech sector.

I have been
fortunate to have had many wonderful experiences working in the private sector
before my full-time employment before becoming Fire Chief/EMD. This
included being an Electronic Technician, and Manufacturing engineer for Bowmar/ALI,
Inc. Leominster/Acton MA, National Service Manager for Bruel and Kjaer
Instruments, Inc., Marlborough, MA, and Engineering Coordinator,
Manufacturing Project Manager, Group Manager, and Program Manager for Digital
Equipment Corporation/Compaq Computer Corporation, various locations in MA&
NH.

I continue to
teach Fire Science Degree Programs at Mount Wachusett Community College,
Gardner, MA, where I have been an Adjunct Professor since 2000.

I have received
degrees at the following institutions:

Lesley College; Masters of
Science in Management, January 1984

Fitchburg State College; Bachelor of Science in History, June 1979

Mount
Wachusett Community College; Associate in Electronic Engineering, June 1977.